Koraput
Koraput district profile
Koraput is one of the districts covered by PACS in Orissa. The district (area: 8,379 sq km), which is known for its rich mineral deposits, is located along the Eastern Ghats at an altitude of 2,900 feet above mean sea level.
Koraput was created on April 1, 1936. In October 1992, it was divided, resulting in the creation of the districts of Malkangiri, Rayagada and Nabarangapur.
Koraput is bordered by Rayagada and Srikaklam (Andhra Pradesh) districts in the east, Madhya Pradesh’s Bastar district in the west, Nabarangapur district in the north, and Vijayanagaram and Visakhapatanam districts of Andhra Pradesh in the south. The district has two sub-divisions, 14 tehsils and 14 blocks.
Around 49% of the people of this district belong to the scheduled tribes.
| S No | Indicator | Data |
| 1 | Population | |
| Persons | 1,180,637 | |
| Male | 590,743 | |
| Female | 589,894 | |
| Children (0 to 4 years) | 131,988 | |
| Decadal growth (1991-2001) | 14.41% | |
| Rural | 982,188 (83.19%) | |
| Urban | 198,449 (16.81%) | |
| Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) | 999 | |
| Household size (per household) | 4 | |
| SC population | 153,932 (13.04%) | |
| ST population | 585,830 (49.62%) | |
| 2 | Literacy rate | |
| Persons | 35.72 | |
| Male | 47.20 | |
| Female | 24.26 | |
| 3 | Religious groups (largest three) | |
| Hindus | 1,119,527 | |
| Christians | 51,323 | |
| Muslims | 8,401 | |
| 4 | Important towns (largest three) | |
| Jeypur | 76,625 | |
| Sunabeda | 58,884 | |
| Koraput | 39,548 | |
| 5 | Amenities in villages | |
| Total inhabited villages | 1,922 | |
| Villages with: | ||
| Safe drinking water | 1,867 | |
| Electricity (domestic) | 618 | |
| Primary schools | 1,234 | |
| Medical facility | 254 | |
| Paved approach road | 417 | |
| 6 | Health | |
| Pregnant women* who received at least three or more antenatal checkups | 44.9% | |
| Pregnant women* who received at least one TT injection | 79.9% | |
| Women* who had institutional delivery | 18.9% | |
| Children aged 12-23 months who were fully immunised** | 60.3% | |
| Children aged 12-23 months who received at least one dose of Vitamin A | 72.1% | |
| 7 | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme | |
| Households issued job cards# | 268,863 | |
| Cumulative person days employment generated# | 1,073,505 | |
| Households completed 100 days employment# | 347 | |
Sources:
*Women aged 15-49 who had their last live/still birth after December 31, 2003
** BCG, three injections of DPT, three doses of polio (excluding Polio 0) and measles
# As on September 3, 2010
Indicator groups 1-5: Census of India 2001http://censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-2129.pdf
Indicator group 6: Tables 4.6, 4.9 and 5.7 in District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-3), 2007-08: India. Orissa. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, 2010; funded by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Indicator group 7: State-wise NREGA Implementation Status Report in http://nrega.nic.in viewed September 3, 2010
